AMTRAK SERVICES. "SCHOOL BUS SAFETY" AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA FOR STATE LAWMAKERS AT A HEARING TODAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL-- ABOUT SEAT BELTS ON SCHOOL BUSES. 16 WAPT'S JENNIFER ORTEGA IS LIVE AT A BUS YARD IN JACKSON-- AND, TELLS US MORE. JENNIFER: DARREN, LOUISIANA, TEXAS, AND FLORIDA ALREADY HAVE SEAT BELT LAWS FOR SCHOOL BUSES. AND IF IT PASSES HERE, THESE BUSES BEHIND ME WOULD HAVE TO BE MODIFIED. LAWMAKERS FROM THE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MET TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE CAPITOL-- TO DISCUSS THE IDEA OF SEAT BELTS BEING ADDED TO SCHOOL BUSES. OUR CHILDREN ARE THE MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE WE HAVE AND IT'S TIME THAT WE AS A STATE TAKE THE RIGHT STEPS TO PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN ON SCHOOL BUSES. THERE ARE STILL SOME QUESTIONS -- "HOW MANY BELTS PER SEAT?" "WILL IT BE TWO OR THREE DEPENDING ON THE CHILDS "WILL IT BE TWO OR THREE DEPENDING ON THE CHILDS AGE?" AND, HOW CHILDREN WILL BE MONITORED WEARING THEM. ONE STUDENT SAYS HER EXPERIENCE WHILE RIDING A BUS GOT HER THINKING ABOUT SAFETY AND MAKING A POSITIVE CHANGE. WE WERE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THERE WAS A BIT OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND THE SCHOOL BUS DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN IT DID, ALL THE KIDS WERE THROWN FORWARD. IF THE LAW "PASSES" IN MISSISSIPPI-- THE BUSES WILL BE MODIFIED TO HAVE SEAT BELTS. PANELISTS SAY-- IT COULD COST 17- HUNDRED DOLLARS PER BUS-- TO PUT THEM ON OLD ONES--- ON NEW BUSES-- THEY'D BE INSTALLED DURING PRODUCTION. THE ISSUE WILL NOW BE DISCUSSED IN THE STATE SENATE. NO MATTER WHAT TRANSPORTATION THERE IN, WE WANT THAT CONSISITANCY ACROSS THE BOARD, THEY WERE THEIR SEAT BELTS IN THEIR OWN PERSONAL CARS, WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO WEAR THEIR SEAT BELTS ON THE BUS AS WELL. AND EVERYONE AT THE HEARING SEEMED PRETTY POSITIVE ABOUT MAKING THE CHANGE IF IT IS GOING TO SAVE LIVES... ON THE WAY TO AND FROM SCHOOL. IN JACKSON JO 16 WAPT NEWS. JENNIFER-- WHEN COULD LAWMAKERS ACTUALLY VOTE ON THIS ISSUE? THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY GO BACK INTO

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